diff --git a/gdb/interps.c b/gdb/interps.c
index 1bcc33c2a8c1..986c5b755f84 100644
--- a/gdb/interps.c
+++ b/gdb/interps.c
@@ -494,6 +494,15 @@ interps_notify_inferior_removed (inferior *inf)
   interps_notify (&interp::on_inferior_removed, inf);
 }
 
+/* See interps.h.  */
+
+void
+interps_notify_record_changed (inferior *inf, int started, const char *method,
+			       const char *format)
+{
+  interps_notify (&interp::on_record_changed, inf, started, method, format);
+}
+
 /* This just adds the "interpreter-exec" command.  */
 void _initialize_interpreter ();
 void
diff --git a/gdb/interps.h b/gdb/interps.h
index ad351bbf807f..be3d6d92b99c 100644
--- a/gdb/interps.h
+++ b/gdb/interps.h
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ class interp : public intrusive_list_node<interp>
   /* Notify the interpreter that inferior INF was removed.  */
   virtual void on_inferior_removed (inferior *inf) {}
 
+  /* Notify the interpreter that the status of process record for INF
+     changed.  */
+  virtual void on_record_changed (inferior *inf, int started,
+				  const char *method, const char *format) {}
+
 private:
   /* The memory for this is static, it comes from literal strings (e.g. "cli").  */
   const char *m_name;
@@ -263,6 +268,19 @@ extern void interps_notify_inferior_disappeared (inferior *inf);
 /* Notify all interpreters that inferior INF was removed.  */
 extern void interps_notify_inferior_removed (inferior *inf);
 
+/* Notify all interpreters that the status of process record for INF changed.
+
+   The process record is started if STARTED is true, and the process record is
+   stopped if STARTED is false.
+
+   When STARTED is true, METHOD indicates the short name of the method used for
+   recording.  If the method supports multiple formats, FORMAT indicates which
+   one is being used, otherwise it is nullptr.  When STARTED is false, they are
+   both nullptr.  */
+extern void interps_notify_record_changed (inferior *inf, int started,
+					   const char *method,
+					   const char *format);
+
 /* well-known interpreters */
 #define INTERP_CONSOLE		"console"
 #define INTERP_MI2             "mi2"
diff --git a/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c b/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c
index e2e7eb56fb57..77050d0860fd 100644
--- a/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c
+++ b/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ static int mi_interp_query_hook (const char *ctlstr, va_list ap)
 static void mi_insert_notify_hooks (void);
 static void mi_remove_notify_hooks (void);
 
-static void mi_record_changed (struct inferior*, int, const char *,
-			       const char *);
 static void mi_on_resume (ptid_t ptid);
 static void mi_solib_loaded (struct so_list *solib);
 static void mi_solib_unloaded (struct so_list *solib);
@@ -311,48 +309,32 @@ mi_interp::on_thread_exited (thread_info *t, int silent)
   gdb_flush (this->event_channel);
 }
 
-/* Emit notification on changing the state of record.  */
-
-static void
-mi_record_changed (struct inferior *inferior, int started, const char *method,
-		   const char *format)
+void
+mi_interp::on_record_changed (inferior *inferior, int started,
+			      const char *method, const char *format)
 {
-  SWITCH_THRU_ALL_UIS ()
-    {
-      struct mi_interp *mi = as_mi_interp (top_level_interpreter ());
-
-      if (mi == NULL)
-	continue;
-
-      target_terminal::scoped_restore_terminal_state term_state;
-      target_terminal::ours_for_output ();
+  target_terminal::scoped_restore_terminal_state term_state;
+  target_terminal::ours_for_output ();
 
-      if (started)
-	{
-	  if (format != NULL)
-	    {
-	      gdb_printf (mi->event_channel,
-			  "record-started,thread-group=\"i%d\","
-			  "method=\"%s\",format=\"%s\"",
-			  inferior->num, method, format);
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      gdb_printf (mi->event_channel,
-			  "record-started,thread-group=\"i%d\","
-			  "method=\"%s\"",
-			  inferior->num, method);
-	    }
-	}
+  if (started)
+    {
+      if (format != NULL)
+	gdb_printf (this->event_channel,
+		    "record-started,thread-group=\"i%d\","
+		    "method=\"%s\",format=\"%s\"",
+		    inferior->num, method, format);
       else
-	{
-	  gdb_printf (mi->event_channel,
-		      "record-stopped,thread-group=\"i%d\"",
-		      inferior->num);
-	}
-
-      gdb_flush (mi->event_channel);
+	gdb_printf (this->event_channel,
+		    "record-started,thread-group=\"i%d\","
+		    "method=\"%s\"",
+		    inferior->num, method);
     }
+  else
+    gdb_printf (this->event_channel,
+		"record-stopped,thread-group=\"i%d\"",
+		inferior->num);
+
+  gdb_flush (this->event_channel);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1109,7 +1091,6 @@ _initialize_mi_interp ()
   interp_factory_register (INTERP_MI4, mi_interp_factory);
   interp_factory_register (INTERP_MI, mi_interp_factory);
 
-  gdb::observers::record_changed.attach (mi_record_changed, "mi-interp");
   gdb::observers::target_resumed.attach (mi_on_resume, "mi-interp");
   gdb::observers::solib_loaded.attach (mi_solib_loaded, "mi-interp");
   gdb::observers::solib_unloaded.attach (mi_solib_unloaded, "mi-interp");
diff --git a/gdb/mi/mi-interp.h b/gdb/mi/mi-interp.h
index a970c3d0db98..29a437c14f26 100644
--- a/gdb/mi/mi-interp.h
+++ b/gdb/mi/mi-interp.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class mi_interp final : public interp
   void on_inferior_appeared (inferior *inf) override;
   void on_inferior_disappeared (inferior *inf) override;
   void on_inferior_removed (inferior *inf) override;
+  void on_record_changed (inferior *inf, int started, const char *method,
+			  const char *format) override;
 
   /* MI's output channels */
   mi_console_file *out;
diff --git a/gdb/observable.c b/gdb/observable.c
index bfb92b4fe15e..5b78d48908b7 100644
--- a/gdb/observable.c
+++ b/gdb/observable.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (executable_changed);
 DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (inferior_created);
 DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (inferior_execd);
 DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (inferior_forked);
-DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (record_changed);
 DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (solib_loaded);
 DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (solib_unloaded);
 DEFINE_OBSERVABLE (new_objfile);
diff --git a/gdb/observable.h b/gdb/observable.h
index 1ec927671e53..be7c6ca8dd23 100644
--- a/gdb/observable.h
+++ b/gdb/observable.h
@@ -88,18 +88,6 @@ extern observable<inferior */* exec_inf */, inferior */* follow_inf */>
 extern observable<inferior */* parent_inf */, inferior */* child_inf */,
 		  target_waitkind /* fork_kind */> inferior_forked;
 
-/* The status of process record for inferior inferior in gdb has
-   changed.  The process record is started if STARTED is true, and
-   the process record is stopped if STARTED is false.
-
-   When STARTED is true, METHOD indicates the short name of the
-   method used for recording.  If the method supports multiple
-   formats, FORMAT indicates which one is being used, otherwise it
-   is NULL.  When STARTED is false, they are both NULL.  */
-extern observable<struct inferior */* inferior */, int /* started */,
-		  const char */* method */, const char */* format */>
-    record_changed;
-
 /* The shared library specified by SOLIB has been loaded.  Note that
    when gdb calls this observer, the library's symbols probably
    haven't been loaded yet.  */
diff --git a/gdb/record-btrace.c b/gdb/record-btrace.c
index 9dd8474673b8..e933a428f3af 100644
--- a/gdb/record-btrace.c
+++ b/gdb/record-btrace.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "async-event.h"
 #include <forward_list>
 #include "objfiles.h"
+#include "interps.h"
 
 static const target_info record_btrace_target_info = {
   "record-btrace",
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ record_btrace_push_target (void)
   record_btrace_generating_corefile = 0;
 
   format = btrace_format_short_string (record_btrace_conf.format);
-  gdb::observers::record_changed.notify (current_inferior (), 1, "btrace", format);
+  interps_notify_record_changed (current_inferior (), 1, "btrace", format);
 }
 
 /* Disable btrace on a set of threads on scope exit.  */
diff --git a/gdb/record-full.c b/gdb/record-full.c
index 026c309b674c..faf8b595d22c 100644
--- a/gdb/record-full.c
+++ b/gdb/record-full.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "gdbsupport/byte-vector.h"
 #include "async-event.h"
 #include "valprint.h"
+#include "interps.h"
 
 #include <signal.h>
 
@@ -981,7 +982,7 @@ record_full_open (const char *name, int from_tty)
 
   record_full_init_record_breakpoints ();
 
-  gdb::observers::record_changed.notify (current_inferior (),  1, "full", NULL);
+  interps_notify_record_changed (current_inferior (),  1, "full", NULL);
 }
 
 /* "close" target method.  Close the process record target.  */
diff --git a/gdb/record.c b/gdb/record.c
index f7c951535374..f7c82665b058 100644
--- a/gdb/record.c
+++ b/gdb/record.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "gdbsupport/common-utils.h"
 #include "cli/cli-utils.h"
 #include "disasm.h"
+#include "interps.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ cmd_record_stop (const char *args, int from_tty)
   gdb_printf (_("Process record is stopped and all execution "
 		"logs are deleted.\n"));
 
-  gdb::observers::record_changed.notify (current_inferior (), 0, NULL, NULL);
+  interps_notify_record_changed (current_inferior (), 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 
